‘Protocol’ Recruitment – Ghana Armed Forces

On 23rd December, 2015, 501 Recruits undergoing training at the Army Recruit Training School (ARTS) at Shai Hills in the Greater Accra Region were dismissed and sent home packing. Colonel E. Aggrey, Director of Public Relations of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) in a statement explained that the recruits' behaviour was far reaching and inimical to the security of the state.

From my investigations and official sources, it is confirmed that some members of the recruits protested and demonstrated that the training they were undergoing was too strenuous and considered the training as punishment. The decision taken by the GAF was swift and justified militarily because the conduct of the recruits is nothing but mutiny and the Authorities must be commended.

Mutiny is a criminal conspiracy among a group of people (typically members of the military or the crew of any ship, even if they are civilians) to openly oppose or refuse to obey orders and try to take control away from the person who commands them. Mutiny is a very serious offence in the military because it shakes the very foundation of this proud institution.

Whilst commending the Authorities for their action we must not be oblivious of the harm that has been done and critically examine what happened to prevent a recurrence. No factory can manufacture quality products without quality raw materials and therefore the quality of human resources put at the disposal of the training institution needs to be questioned. Secondly, how could 501 people within such a short time develop such esprit de corps to pose a challenge to the military command without any fear or inhibitions?

The revelation that they are foot soldiers of the NDC answers it all because firstly, they know each other and therefore communicating among themselves was not difficult. Secondly they are not disciplined as they have demonstrated since NDC came to power and thirdly, they might have been recruited through the “protocol” system and therefore lack the requisite qualifications.

Recruit training is a program of physical and mental training required to convert an individual to become a soldier in the Ghana Army. The basic training is designed to be highly intense and challenging and in all countries, some recruits collapse and die in the course of training. The challenges come from the difficulty in physical training and the required quick psychological adjustment to an unfamiliar way of life. The basic training is divided into two parts namely, basic combat training and Individual training.

In basic training, individuals learn about the fundamentals of being a soldier, from combat techniques to the proper way to address a superior whilst the individual training covers rigorous physical training to prepare their bodies and minds for the eventual physical and mental strain of combat situations.

One of the most difficult and essential lessons learned is SELF-DISCIPLINE, as it introduces prospective soldiers to a strict daily schedule that entails many duties and high expectations for which most civilians are not immediately ready. For the individual to go through such rigorous training, he must first be committed and demonstrate the willingness to accept the hardships which will enable him or her to undergo the training. It is not a “job for the boys” but the individual must physically, mentally and psychologically be prepared to undergo the hardship. Complaints and other forms of protests are not entertained simply because no recruit has the right to demand the type of training he/she should be given.

Constitutionally, GAF is not a conscripted Army and Ghanaians opting to serve, do so on their own volition. The desire to serve does not guarantee admission but rather interest and commitment whilst the GAF reserves the right to select candidates in accordance with its rules, regulations and expectations.

To ensure quality, standardisation and avoid embarrassing situations, GAF has stringent rules and regulations to select prospective service personnel and its selecting committees include experienced psychologists who assess the mental dispositions of interested personnel to avoid recruiting people with mental delusions.

The GAF therefore owes Ghanaians some explanations as to how the stringent selection procedures for recruitment in the Army were compromised to pave the way for the admission of NDC foot soldiers knowing fully well that such an action would politicise the Armed Forces. I don't want to believe that the military authorities brought this mishap on themselves because if the recruits had been subjected to the normal selection processes not all the 501 personnel would have passed the test and the incident of indiscipline which took place could have been avoided.

This must be a lesson to all active service personnel who allegedly compromise their offices and duties for crumbs from the politicians' table in the form of promotions, postings to lucrative jobs and scholarships for their children's education in local and overseas institutions.

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From facts available, it could be concluded that the recruitment was done through the “protocol” system. “Protocol” is fundamentally a code of correct conduct or a procedure of getting things done in orderly ways but in Ghanaian parlance it is the indulgence in all kinds of malpractices just to satisfy the whims and caprices of the rich, politicians and powerful people in our society. Why would anybody attempt to pollute the fibre of such an important state institution like the Ghana Armed Forces?

A lot of admissions into second and tertiary institutions, nursing training institutions, employment into Government institutions and agencies and the most serious of them all recruitment into the security services notably GAF, the Police Service, Ghana Immigration Service, BNI etc have been made through the “protocol” system.

In admissions into training and academic institutions “protocol” means taking money from undeserving candidates and admitting them whilst neglecting and shamelessly denying intelligent candidates who are poor, admission into the institutions for one's selfish, personal and parochial interest. The harm such corrupt practice is doing to the training of our human resource as a nation is beyond description and space will not allow me to list them.

It may interest Ghanaians to know that on completion of the training of these recruits, they would have been posted to other units of the Ghana Army where they would have remained as pockets of cancerous cells and only God knows what they would do on receipt of instructions from their sponsors or “God Fathers” and therein lies the threat to national security. Could anyone also imagine the conduct of such troops deployed to maintain peace during the forthcoming elections which the NDC is trying desperately to win? Why would a Commanding Officer of an Army training institution, an epitome of discipline, compromise his position by calming down the nerves of recalcitrant recruits? Has he an agenda?

Surprisingly, the policy makers are aware of this cancerous practice (“protocol”) but they are doing nothing about it except mere rhetorics because they are the originators, partakers, beneficiaries and corroborators. The inability of the authorities to curb this ugly menace demonstrates how uncontrollably the moral fibre of our society has been allowed to degenerate whilst the evil deeds continue unabated.

Do Ghanaians want to build a society where mediocrity replaces meritocracy, where nepotism, cronyism and crass corruption become the order of the day? Today the declining nature of governance, the falling standards in education, the morale decadence, love for riches without hard work etc. which are seriously undermining our national development can largely be attributed to the ''protocol'' system which enables incompetents to be in charge of our affairs.

My humble advice to my colleagues who are still in service is that you perform your duties in accordance with the Constitution of Ghana, the rules and regulations the GAF has established to guide you in the performance of your duties. Resist all “protocol” recruitments and subject all future recruitments to the existing rules and regulations. Do not allow your own integrity to be undermined because you will need it when you retire and always be guided by your oath.

Some of us have retired for the past 25years but can hold our heads in high esteem amongst our colleagues in service or retired. Some retired officers entertain fears when visiting the Retired Officers Mess because of their past deeds and I can assure you that there is dignity in honourable service and be guided by the word INTERGRITY. When you join us on retirement, be sure you can look back and be proud of what you left behind.

2016 General elections will pose a security challenge but perform this duty with a high sense of integrity and ensure that Ghana remains calm and one nation after the elections.

The Government must muster courage to abolish the practice of “protocol” in admissions and employment to all institutions because Ghanaians are all equal and must be treated fairly at least that is what our Constitution says. “The world suffers a lot not because of the VIOLENCE of bad people but because of the SILENCE of good people.” (Napoleon)

credit: By Brig-Gen J. Odei

By Brig-Gen J. Odei

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NPP AND THE GH₵ 7 MILLION ECOBANK ACCOUNT SAGA

The good old Holy Bible says money is the roots of all evil. In a fight to selfishly take clinical hold of money and possess power within organizations or societies have been very destructive and left body counts all over. Money brings great fortunes and powerful friends. It makes even a worse person becomes holy and talked-about. 

 

This fight for money and the desire to take control of an establishment is what is currently plaguing the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP). 

The fight to control the financial kitty and call shots within NPP is what has caused the internecine conflict in NPP since its Tamale Congress that saw Mr Paul Afoko and Kwabena Agyapong clinching the position of Chairman and General-Secretary respectively. 

GH₵ 7 MILLION VANISHED INTO THIN AIR?

Currently, it is said that over GH₵ 7 million cash which belongs to the NPP is nowhere to be found. However, investigations has found out that the money, which was proceeds from nominations and filing fees of the recently held NPP`s 2015 parliamentary primaries, is lodged at Ecobank, with only the party`s Treasurer, Abankwa Yeboah and the First Vice Chairman, Freddy Blay as the only signatories.

An unimpeachable source at the financial committee of the NPP, maintains that these two party officers, who thump-chest as unalloyed Nana Akufo-Addo loyalists have unilaterally operated the Ecobank accounts on the blind side of the party. 

Abankwa Yeboah, who hates the guts of the resilient duo, Afoko and Agyapong, refused to deposit the GH₵ 7  million cash into the recognised party account and has always blushed aside any queries to the where-about of the party`s money. 

At the last NEC meeting, both Abankwaa and Blay refused to attend to answer questions on the money and how it is being utilized for party operations. Details of the accounts, how much has been withdrawn and the purposes of the withdrawals shall be brought to the attention of the party very soon.

HOW IT STARTED

It is a public knowledge that Afoko and Agyapong run a vigorous campaign on their own merit against massive opposition and attacks from the die-hard supporters of party`s flag-bearer, Nana Addo.

The two were tagged as seriously anti-Nana with a grand agenda to ensure that Nana never attains the political Holy Grail in Ghana. This propaganda was brewed from diabolical elements from Nana`s camp to create enmity and serious loss at the Tamale Congress. But unfortunately, for the heavyweight party detractors and their supporters/underlings, the duo convincingly thrashed their opponents to sit in the positions they occupied today. 

One of the major reasons the two won their positions was their campaign message to the delegates to ensure proper administration of the party cash to avoid external manipulations, diversions and misapplications.

This is because the party`s financial administration during the tenure of the last executives came under monstrous accusations of impropriety, high-jacking and starving of the headquarters funds for its day-to-day activities.

This situation was caused by the creation of the party`s campaign team which was headquartered at Danquah Institute (DI). Every party activities and money went into the DI campaign office where selected members of the Campaign Team apply and distributed funds for electioneering and campaign activities.

NPP`s, Asylum Down party headquarters became a white elephant, as party executives gallivants between DI and Asylum down to eke money out of the Campaign team for the headquarters. 

This dichotomy of DI and Asylum Down, supported by Jake Okanta Obetsebi-Lamptey led Executives caused serious disquietude and general aversion for Jake and his team. Many party supporters saw it as serious weakness on Jake and his team for allowing DI to boss around the legitimate party headquarters and its personnel around like zombies. 

It was against this background that made Afoko and Agyapong very popular prior to the Tamale Congress. The popular feeling was that, the headquarters must take its proper role in the campaign, as the nerve center and not an appendage to the creation of the flag-bearer`s private campaign office. 

Afoko and Agyapong, on the quiet campaigned on the twin-theme of back to headquarters campaign team (centralized campaign from Headquarters) and clinical and effective administration of the party`s funds. This message caught up with many delegates, including many pro-Nana Addo loyalists and successfully quelled the morbid propaganda against the duo. 

The message made an avalanche of Nana loyalist/delegates casted their votes for Afoko and Agyapong, because they wanted headquarters (the elected party executives) to run their Campaign and not private party entity, DI.  They also saw Afoko and Agyapong as strong characters that can stand against certain personalities around Nana Addo who would not allow the 2012 DI campaign to transmogrify at all, compared to Jake and his team members like reactionary paper-tiger and master of misguided statements, Kwadwo Owusu-Afriyie aka Sir John as well as some new entrants they cannot trust. They gladly voted overwhelmingly for the duo.

THE REASON FOR OPENING FRESH ECOBANK ACCOUNT

For the grandmasters and opportunists around Nana Addo who have successfully assisted him to lose two national elections, the entry of Agyapong and Afoko was a massive blow. Their major fear was how the duo had sounded the siren that they will ensure centralization of campaign with the headquarters as the base and strict application of party funds. That decision, if they allow Afoko and Agyapong to implement would spell doom for their very powerful roles, influence, loyalty and existence in the party. 

For without Nima/DI private campaign office of the flag-bearer where will their influence and visibility in NPP be? So the need to fight against Afoko and Agyapong to maintain the status quo or incur their wrath started immediately after they were declared winners at Tamale.

Sir John, after blissfully losing his position to Kwabena Agyapong quickly warmed his way into the hearts of the pro-Nana Addo inner circle to be part of the grand agenda to make Afoko and Agyapong and anybody in the executives that support and their tenure, very miserable and problematic. 

Series of impatient and bad decisions like sacking of headquarters securities, relieve of the positions of Reverend Opare-Hammond and Perry Okudzeto as well as poor human relations side of the duo, gave smoking guns to their internal opponents to start their inglorious campaign of image assassination, destruction and ultimately impeachment or votes of no confidence. 

When Chairman Mahama Adams of Upper East was murdered in an acid attack and an attempt to effectively utilize it to remove Agyapong and Afoko lost its vigor, a grand design was couched to exclude the duo from any financial transaction of the party. This is to ensure that the duo are made useless in their position as loyalists will continue to call the shots for the party, even if they are crooks, buffoons or damn incompetent.

To achieve their aims, the pro-Nana loyalists advised Abankwaa Yeboah to open the new Ecobank account, without informing either Afoko, Agyapong or Sammy Crabbe. 

This money in this account is being used for party activities unknown to the Chairman and his General Secretary and some members of the NEC. This is an affront to NPP`s own constitution.

It is a shame that the very people who claim to be Nana`s loyalists and gallivant around accusing Agyapong and Afoko of not being team players and doing things without involving all the party folks, are now engaged in such a serious clandestine divisive posture and taking unilateral decisions without the some members of the NEC. 

So clearly, NPP doesn’t have any friction, the friction are created by selfish individuals using uninformed youths and party folks and their own media houses to constantly attack the duo to make them become a pariah in NPP. 

The reason is simple: money, power and assured future positions in Nana`s government or when the party loses, ensure their re-elections. For now this loyalists have won, but in politics, no condition is permanent.

Time will expose some of these so-called loyalists using the flag-bearer`s name and personal proximity to execute their own agenda. Some have started disgracing themselves already as money taken out for certain activities never reached the beneficiaries. It has been swept under the carpet, but like pregnancy it will surely come out for all to see!

Of leaking tapes, and NPP internal unity for election 2016

NPP has suffered massive leakage of tapes from its camp in recent times. It suggests that all is not well in the internal politics of New Patriotic Party (NPP). Factions have still not accepted to work in peace and tranquility to ensure smooth victory for their presidential candidate, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo. It is about “We” and “Them” within the party. 

There are some elders who have circled Akufo Addo, who beat their chests openly that they love him more than others, have closed doors to anybody who overtly expressed divergent views about him and are ready to damage any perceived internal dissenters. These people see themselves as truly NPP or “Nana nipa” (Nana`s loyalist). These Nana`s loyalists refer to people who supported Alan Kyeremanten, perceived former President Kufuor loyalists and all other party neutrals as enemies. 

In their meetings and conversations, these Pro-Alan-Kufuor supporters and neutrals in the party they cannot vouch for their true allegiance are referred to as “Yaanom.” It’s a new antagonistic term that separates “True Nana” factions from others. To be tagged “Yaanom” means you will never ever find peace and joy in the party, let alone be allowed to get closer to Nana Addo to share your views.

The ‘Yaanoms’ that have been declared persona non grata near Nana Addo`s residence are leading party personalities like Dr Arthur Kobina Kennedy, Professor Kwabena Frempong-Boateng, Dr. Nyaho Tamakloe, Dr Charles Yves Wereko-Brobbey, Dr Kofi Konadu Apraku, Dr. Richard Anane, Mr. Kwame Pianim, Mr.Kwadwo Mpiani, Mr. Paul Afoko, Kwabena Agyei Agyapong and Ms. Otiko Afisah Djabah. Some of these personalities can only have a whiff of Akufo Addo`s presence at NPP national headquarters NEC meetings or peace-broking venues. 

That is the situation in NPP

Leaking of vital information by politicians to outdo one another in an internal political challenge and jostling for power as well as external politicking of opposing political parties, is an old tradition. Leaking is a matter of policy or strategy to implement an agenda.  It goes to the roots of psychic that politicians get their power and influence from supporters that believe that their trusted political players are there to serve their best interest. To enable them win the hearts and minds of supporters and sympathizers to the detriment of their opposing politician contemporaries, leaking of information is exploited as the best weapon.

It is a means to an end to ensure that opponents look evil after being pilloried in the court of public opinion over leaked information and ultimately put a nail in their coffin to become a pariah.  Two-dimensional self- leak matrix is effectively utilized to achieve these aims.

Politicians and their agents secretly record damaging and confidential information about their opponents and leak it to the media or leak such negative information about themselves to the media and blame their opponents for it.

United States of America is the home of classic leaks. It is part of their day-today serious governance and political game.  In their great article published in April 9, 2006 edition of Los Angeles Times, titled “In Politics, Leaking Stories Is a Fine Art,” authors Richard T. Cooper and Faye Fiore revealed that leaking stories has been the game plan for United States politicians since the formation of the Republic and, “Washington insiders have long honed the skill, learning exactly when, or to whom, to disclose secrets in order to advance their agenda.”  

In fact, one of the founding fathers of US, Alexander Hamilton, the handsome dude whose painting adorns the US$10 bill, and noted for playing instrumental role in winning popular support for the Constitution, lost his life-long  dream of becoming  US president when someone told a scandal-mongering journalist about an affair he had had with a married woman. The leak, Hamilton believed, came from the camp of rival James Madison, who went on to become the fourth president of the United States. 

“Today, leaking has become such a basic part of the way Washington works that officials hold meetings to decide when, where and how to leak. They cultivate reporters who can be counted on to make good use of leaks. They draft memos spelling out official leak policies so that lower-level officials will know how to leak correctly,” Cooper and Fiore disclosed.

How the leakages in NPP began

It is this strenuous situation that has led to effective deployment and subterfuge to record meetings and conversations of opponents and personalities with ultimate aim of leaking it to the press in their war of survival, sustenance and consolidation of their hold on power and support base within the party. This parochial agenda of tape leakages started first with vile leakage of written text information to the media and mobile phones users during the NPP flagbearership campaign in 2008. 

In that campaign, communications wing of presidential aspirants leaked various diabolical information about their colleagues to the press. In one instance, an information was leaked to a newspaper suggesting that the then sitting vice president and an aspirant, late Aliu Mahama had no party membership card.  This caused Aliu to cut short his campaign to return to Accra with his special assistant Yaw Buabeng Asamoa challenging the publication, and also calling on the party hierarchy to clear the air about what he described as "the speculative story about my boss" membership card. 

On the D-Day of Congress to elect presidential candidates at University of Ghana, leakage of alleged voices of candidates conspiring to undermine a particular candidate was texted and shared. The situation aroused much heat that when Lord Commey was told that Paul Afoko was sharing dollars to influence voters, he just rush there to slap the man.

2012-2014 leaked tapes

After the Legon Congress, the birth of the era of leakage of Tapes dawned in NPP. The first leaked tape was the August 2012 recordings of Mr. Kennedy Agyapong (Agyapong tape), in which the Assin MP is heard saying he will not campaign for Akufo Addo again because NPP has betrayed him. The tape nearly brought serious rift between Nana`s loyalists and Kennedy but his constant denials and the massive Public Relations work done by his Oman Fm quelled it. 

In September 2014, another sizzling and explosive leaked audio recording purported to contain the voice of Minority Leader and NPP MP for Suame, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu emerged and went viral on Ghanaian media. The Tape popularly known as (Mensah-Bonsu Tape/Vuvuzelas Tape) had a voice of the Minority Leader making a number of damning claims, including the allegation that Nana Akufo-Addo and his entourage spent US$90,000 every weekend they visited Kumasi during the 2012 electioneering campaign, even though the flagbearer slept in a private residence.

The voice further claimed the aspiring NPP flagbearer and his team has misplaced priorities and is spending monies on luxurious activities when such funds could be used to help win parliamentary seats. It also said the team allegedly spent millions to buy cars, Vuvuzelas and other things to the detriment of the entire campaign. After several denials by the Minority leader, factions close to the flagbearer, especially a Kumasi-based Pro-Nana Addo group calling itself NPP for Victory 2016 accused two NPP MPs for Asante Akyem North and Manhyia North, Kwadwo Baah Agyemang and Collins Owusu Amankwa as the perpetrators/leakers. They denied, expressed fears and suspicions that "such mischievous claims are only meant to destroy” their “political career and hard earned reputations”. 

True to their feelings and suspicions, that accusation was drummed into the ears of delegates by tagging them as anti-Nana Addo MPs during NPP parliamentary primaries leading to their defeats.

Closing 2014 in grand style of leakages galore, another tape (Anta Tape) emerged in October 2014 in which the voice of Mr. Mohammed Amin Anta, the former Municipal Chief Executive of Tamale and a friend discussing NPP`s internal politics was also heard on the tape saying that Nana Akuo-Addo offered him three positions to choose from if he joined his camp. Anta also denied it and Kweku Baako even rubbished it as total bunkum.

2015 leakages

This year has already witnessed serious records of leaked tapes from NPP camp, and judging from utterances of presenters of pro-NDC radio stations, Radio Gold and Montie that they have more unreleased tapes at their disposal, it is likely that more tapes will emerge before the end of this year and in 2016, if NPP factions continue to do themselves in. 

In January this year, Daniel Bugri Naabu, a die-hard Nana Addo loyalist and Northern Regional Chairman of NPP was captured in a leaked tape, known as Bugri Naabu Tape, disclosing that the party National Chairman, General Secretary and Second Vice Chairman, Mr. Afoko, Kwabena Agypong and Sammie Crabbe respectively, are not to be trusted and for that matter they are going to be sidelined in the 2016 elections. He went further to state that, himself (Daniel Bugri Naabu) Freddie Blay the first vice, the party’s running mate Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia, Nana Addo, Nassara coordinator Abdulai Kamldeen, Sammy Awuku, John Boadu, National Organizer, the other 9 regional chairmen and some selected NPP parliamentarians would be the core of the 2016 campaign without the involvement of Mr. Afoko and Kwabena Agypong. 

He was captured saying ’’neither Paul Afoko nor Kwabena Agypong is interested in Naa Akuffo Addo becoming president of Ghana.”   This tape brought Sammy Crabbe and Fredrick Worsemao Blay into serious friction when Sammy asked for investigation of the tape and possible sanctions against Mr. Naabu, and Blay declined. 

It must be emphasized that what Naabu said has recently been openly declared by another Nana Addo loyalist, Mr. Ayisi Boateng suggesting that Nana should sidelined Afoko and Agyapong.

Trailing immediately after Bugri Naabu Tape, was Osafo Marfo Tape in February in which the former Finance Minister in the erstwhile Kufuor administration, Yaw Osafo Marfo voice is heard spewing tribal comments lamenting about equitable distribution of resources in the country when, in fact, some regions produced nothing.  This tape annoyed Kennedy Agyapong so much that he went on air to insult all NPP members as a bunch of “FOOLS.” The words on the Osafo Marfo Tape was also exploited by the ruling NDC to tag NPP is an ethnocentric and anti-Northern party at the recent Talensi by-elections when Osafo showed up at the constituency.

After the this tape also emerged a leaked letter from Prudential bank-NPP  in last May, in which the bank asked for the payment of a GHC2 million debt owed it by the NPP with specific mention of Kelli Gadzekpo and  Ken Ofori-Atta. This leaked letter came in the heat of agitation of impeachment process against Afoko and Agyapong as a result of the acid attack on the Upper East regional chairman of NPP, Adams Mahama and his eventual death and terrorist-like takeover of NPP Asylum down headquarters in Accra. Political watchers, believed that it was this letter that led to Nana Addo undertaking immediate press conference to advise the INVISIBLE FORCES under Captain Korda, who have high jacked the Party to vacate the vicinity to allow the Afoko and Agyapong to work as well as stoppage of collection of signatures to impeach the two, led by the former General Secretary Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie (Sir John). 

Just as the party is calm and ex-President Kufuor, despite all the allegations against him as working against Nana Addo and even has hand in the death of Adams Mahama, as alleged by Kennedy Agyapong, his recent meetings with leading religious figures to find peace and unity to protracted NPP internal problems in his Airport residence was recorded and leaked to the press. As usual, the factions in NPP are engaged in blame game. But NPP MP for Suhum, Magnus Opare Ansah says he has evidence to prove that NDC using operatives of National Security recorded Kufuor`s residence meeting.

NDC`s involvement

Opare Ansah`s allegation is something that NPP has never come together as one people to think about. It’s a very solid lead and must be followed to its logical conclusion. NDC is capable of doing this from Day one by recording NPP conversation using National security operatives and aggrieved party people in both factions that have locked perpetual horns in the party. 

I hope NPP find their sanity and sense of forgiveness to finally agree to come together to fight the common opponent, NDC which has been knocking their heads together for a very long time by exploiting protracted Alan-Nana rancor.